EAA/ANN AirVenture Innovation Preview

AD NUMBER: 2009-11-12

SUMMARY: The FAA is
superseding an existing airworthiness directive (AD), which applies
to certain Airbus Model A310 series airplanes. That AD currently
requires repetitive inspections of the fuselage skin to detect
corrosion or fatigue cracking around and under the chafing plates
of the wing root; repetitive inspections for fatigue cracking of
frame 39, stringer 35; and corrective actions if necessary. The
existing AD also provides for an optional terminating action for
certain repetitive inspections, except for certain areas where
corrosion was detected and reworked. This new AD reduces the
intervals for accomplishing repetitive inspections in a certain
area. This AD results from mandatory continuing airworthiness
information originated by an aviation authority of another country
to identify and correct an unsafe condition on an aviation product.
We are issuing this AD to detect and correct fatigue cracks and
corrosion around and under the chafing plates of the wing root,
which could result in reduced structural integrity of the
airplane.